Sparrow Squadron - Darius Jung

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Résumé :
Russia, 1941. The day the Germans invade, 16-year-old flying prodigy Aelya Makarova is giving flight lessons and thinking about summer vacation. Within weeks, her hometown is destroyed. When the Soviet Air Force starts recruiting women, Aelya knows how she can fight back: at the controls of a fighter plane. But the Nazis aren't the only foes she needs to face. Her female squadron is split by petty rivalries, male pilots treat them like a joke, and the perfect motherland she thought she was fighting for doesn't exist. Put to the ultimate test in the deadly skies over Stalingrad, Aelya must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice. Because risking her life is only the beginning. What her country needs isn't a hero. It's a killer. Sparrow Squadron is a fast-paced mix of action-adventure, humour and tragedy inspired by the forgotten women fighter pilots of World War II.

Biographie:
DL Jung is an enthusiastic student of history and enjoys blogging about it, in addition to writing historical fiction. He also writes fantasy and horror fiction as Darius Jung. Jung is married, with two children, and lives in Toronto, Canada. They are lucky enough to spend part of the time in New Zealand. Outside of writing, he has tried stints as an industrial engineer, a film and TV script supervisor, and a professional game show contestant. Raven's Shadow is his second novel.